Reflections

Today happens to be my star birthday that is according to the moon cycle or lunar cycle. The constellation or Nakshatra where the moon is present when you are born is called your Janma Nakshatra . The Nakshatra or constellation plays an important role in determining the essential qualities of a person. Each Janma  Nakshatra  has a personality. It has some natural instincts, likes, dislikes and is adept to do some things better than others. Every  Nakshatra has a deity & a planet associated with it. According to Vedic astrology, their are twenty seven Nakshatras or constellations corresponding to each of the twenty seven segments of the elliptical zodiac. Mentioned below are the Nakshatras with their meanings: Ashwini - Horse like woman Bharani - bearer woman Krittika - cutting woman Rohini - red woman Mrigashirsha - head of deer Ardra - moist one Punarvasu - return of light Pushya - nourishing Ashlesha - the embracer Magha - the great one Pur...

Sharing one of my favourite story from Srimad   Bhagwatam. It is one of the most revered puranas and contains the very essence of Vedanta literature. It was written by Ved Vyasa in Sanskrit and propagates Bhakti or devotion for Lord Krishna as a means to attain self-knowledge, liberation and bliss. Once Krishna sent his close friend Uddhava to Vrindavan, he was one of the intellectuals but was devoted to Krishna. He was highly learned and could give endless discourses on philosophy. So very skilfully Krishna sent him to meet the Gopis, the milk maids of Vrindavan who were simple women who operated from the level of the heart. He asked Uddhava to carry his message, "the gopis will be yearning for me, please convey my well being to them. Tell them I am very busy and will send for them soon." Honoured to be of service to the Krishna, he went to Vrindavan. As soon as his chariot reached there, all the gopis surrounded him. Overcome with the joy of seeing Krishna's messen...

Sharing some Nature Photography in-between Ethnic wear, Temple Jewelry and Blue Pottery product photo shoot today.. Being with nature is such a stress buster. Hasn't it become rare these days that people stop to listen to the birds, feel the breeze, soak the sun and just be... ? Ah! yes the ducks & swans also know how to enjoy on a bright sunny winter afternoon :) " Steeped in mundane we miss the beauty of the Subtle. Time & again lift your eyes to the Ethereal. The world of Gods is just inches away. The challenges we face have a purpose. Events have a message. Confusion turns into Cosmic Infusion. Suddenly everything is meaningful."  - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Copyright @ Kannu Priya